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File management
In order to get the best performance from your PC while
maintaining adequate backups for your work, we would recommend that
LUSAS users adhere to the following rules:
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Work on a LOCAL drive while creating and analysing
your model, using a network drive only to store backups.
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Work
in a folder which has no size restrictions and is available to all users as read/ write access (i.e. do not use personal profile areas or administrator-only folders)
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Save
the model regularly and particularly after making significant changes
to geometry or mesh. There is also an "Auto backup"
facility which keeps backups of the last two saved copies of the model
by default in the ...\Associated Model Data\MODELNAME\Backup folder
in your working directory. Settings for changing the number of
backups kept, or to additionally save a further backup to a network
location as well are available via File>Model
Properties>Backup tab.
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Working on LUSAS models which are stored on a network
drive is NOT recommended. Modelling and solving over a network
connection is in general slower,
more susceptible to writing errors, and there may be a disk space limit on
your network folder (imposed by an administrator) which can lead to
difficulties storing or solving models.
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